With little news to post, I sat down and hammered out a few coherent thoughts on the possibility of Halo coming to consoles and stuffed it into the Database.
It's a borderline rant, so take it with a grain of salt. And if you haven't yet, cast your vote in the poll, which is (entirely coincidentally) also console related this week.
Sorry about the lack of updates. It's just that there's not much to post, other than direct folks to interesting conversations in the forum. As always, news items and website announcements are welcome... I can't report it if I never hear it, after all.
Before you start panicking, halo.bungie.org and the rest of bungie.org is stuck in behind a bit of internet oddness, resulting in the downtime some people are experiencing. No cause for alarm, as all should be well by tomorrow. Just stop in every now and then to see if the outage has cleared up.
Kudos to CowMutilator, who pointed out that the new PC publication IncitePC has a Halo preview in its premier issue. halo.bungie.org is attempting to obtain permission to reproduce the article, and I wish them the best of luck, since it will likely be weeks before any new magazines show up around here. ;)
After the influx of new information from the Games Domain preview, I've gone and updated the FAQ once again, adding a few new questions and updating some old answers with newly available information. Seventy-three questions (and answers) and counting...
Kudos to Mark Levin (and others) who pointed out the new Oni and Halo preview at Games Domain. The dual preview is a fantastic one, going into great depth on both games. New facts are revealed in both, such at this interesting tidbit:
There have been a lot of questions lately about Halo's system requirements. For the most part, these questions have run along the lines of can my system run Halo? Things are beginning to turn ugly, with people sick of answering the same question over and over again.
In an effort forestall hostilities, and give the Database a reason to exist, I've run my Nytol addled brain through the ringer and produced a new rant that aims to answer some questions and give some advice:
This week's poll is up and accepting votes: based on the virtual confirmation that Halo will be coming to a Playstation 2 near you, do you think console ports will have a positive or negative impact on the Halo community? Or do you not care, as long as you get your hands on Halo on time and as promised? The poll will be open all week, so take your getting those votes in.
After a better turnout than I had expected for this rather whimsical poll, we appear to have a tie. When asked if they made use the forum here and at the other Halo sites around the community, the voters offered these results:
